How The Ariana Grande Concert Attack Unfolded, In Pictures

Nineteen people in Manchester are dead following the suspected terror attack.

Chilling stories of survivors are emerging following the death of 19 people in a suspected terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, in northern England.

Thousands of people, including many young girls, were gathered to hear the US pop singer perform at Manchester Arena, which has a capacity of 21,000 people. Just as Ariana Grande was leaving the stage, a huge explosion shook the arena.

You can find more details about the suspected terror attack and the response effort here, but here's a snapshot of the horrific events, as we understand them so far.

Concert-goers begin pouring out of the stadium. In the confusion, families and friends are separated.

Calls start going out on social media for missing loved ones.

Christopher Furlong via Getty ImagesA young girl and a man leave the Manchester Arena, where 19 people died in an explosion.

Christopher Furlong via Getty ImagesShocked concert-goers.

Stringer . / ReutersConcert-goers flee the stadium. Many try to make contact with family members or friends gone missing in the panic following the explosion.

Christopher Furlong via Getty ImagesPolice escort concert-goers away and begin cordoning off the area. Initially, there are fears other explosive devices may be planted near the arena, but none were found.

Paramedics and other emergency services treat the injured at the scene.

Over the course of the evening, 59 people are taken to six hospital across Greater Manchester, while many others are treated at the scene.

Getty ImagesParamedics treat the injured outside Victoria Station, directly below the arena. The station has been closed off following the suspected terror attack, stranding concert-attendees in central Manchester.

Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesPolice close off the roads leading to the Manchester Arena stadium. With the Arena car park closed and the station in lockdown, thousands of concert-goers are stranded. Taxis offer free rides and locals open their doors to people unable to get home.

Just before 2am local time (11am AEST), police set off a controlled explosion at the nearby Cathedral Garden, after fears of a "suspicious package". But it turned out to be abandoned clothing.

Andrew Yates / ReutersArmed police officers guard the area, which has been cleared of civilians and cordoned off.

The Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burham, described the attack as "a terrible night for our great city".

Victoria Station will remain closed all Tuesday, and police remain at the scene, investigating what was behind the deadly explosion.

Police have set up an emergency contact number for people trying to reach loved ones who are still missing.

Meanwhile, the people of Manchester have banded together in solidarity, with residents, organisations and hotels in Manchester offering their homes to people who need a place to stay.